22 results filtered with: Household employees - Early works to 1800
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A present for servants, from their ministers, masters, or other friends.
Date: 1778- Books
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The tragical ballad: or, the lady who fell in love with her serving-man.
Date: [1736 - 1763]- Books
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The fortunate lovers: Or, The most successful arts used in Honourable Courtship, set forth in the history of persons of different characters and stations. Being the second part of the sure guide, &c. By John Breues, of London; late of Perth, merchant, &c.
Breues, John.Date: M.DCC.LIV. [1754]- Books
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The co[urt of] good counsell : VVherein is set downe the true rules, how a man should choose a good wife from a bad, and a woman a good husband from a bad. Wherein is also expressed, the great care that parents should haue, for the bestowing of their children in mariage: and likewise how children ought to behaue themselues towardes their parents: and how maisters ought to gouerne their seruants, and how seruants ought to be obedient towards their maisters. Set forth as a patterne, for all people to learne wit by: published by one that hath dearely bought it by experience.
Date: 1607- Books
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The durham garland. In four parts.
Date: [1736 - 1763]- Books
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A present for servants. Containing several useful articles of information, for persons in dependant stations of life; as I. Laws relating to servants and labourers, very proper to be generally known by both Masters and Servants. II. Maxims, and Hints of Instruction for the moral Conduct of Servants; the Observance of which will gain them good Places, and enable them to live therein with Credit and Esteem. III. Some Account of the comfortable latter End of Peter, a worthy old Servant, greatly respected and lamented by the Family in which he ended his Days. The Whole recommended to the serious Perusal of Servants of both Sexes, and of all Denominations, who would wish to succeed in Life, and die respected; for whose Benefit it is compiled and printed.
Date: MDCCLXIX. [1769]- Books
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Religious courtship: being historical discourses, on the necessity of marrying religious husbands and wives only. As also of husbands and wives being of the same opinions in religion with one another. With an appendix Of the Necessity of taking none but Religious Servants, and a Proposal for the better managing of Servants.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: M.DCC.XXXVII. [1737]- Books
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A Seasonable proposal for the benefite and advantage of women-servants.
Date: 1710?]- Books
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Advice from farmer Trueman to his daughter Mary, upon her going to service, in a series of discourses, designed to promote the welfare and true interest of servants. With reflections Of no less Importance to Masters and Mistresses. Abridged by consent of the author, from the works of Jonas Hanway, Esq.
Hanway, Jonas, 1712-1786.Date: Printed in the Year 1792- Books
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The Negro Christianized An essay to excite and assist the good work, the instruction of Negro-servants in Christianity. [Four lines of Scripture texts]
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.Date: 1706- Books
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Jamaica ss. An act to prevent the abuses committed by entertaining, concealing, or carrying off, any of His Majesty's soldiers, any white men or women servants, or slaves belonging to any of the inhabitants of this island without tickets, and for the better regulating servants, and deciding differences between masters and servants.
Jamaica.Date: 1736]- Books
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The compleat servant-maid: or, the young maiden's and family's daily companion. Directing them how they may fit themselves for any of these employments ; viz. waiting-woman, house keeper, chamber-maid, wet and dry nurses, house-maid, cook-maid, under-cook maid, scullery-maid, laundry-maid, dairy-maid. Whereunto is added, an appendix or supplement, containing rules and directions for writing several sorts of hands; how to learn addition and subtraction, with a multiplication-table. Also the compleat market-woman; teaching how to buy fowl, fish, flesh, &c. and to know their goodness and badness in every respect, whether young or old, new or stale, to prevent being cheated. With tables ready cast up, necessary for all servants or others to carry to market to prevent the butchers imposing on them, or for any other business.
Date: 1729- Books
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Advice from farmer trueman to his daughter Mary, upon her going to service; In a series of discourses, designed to promote the welfare and true interest of servants: with reflections of no less importance to masters and mistresses.
Hanway, Jonas, 1712-1786.Date: In the year M.DCCC. [1800]- Books
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A present for a servant-maid: or, the sure means of gaining love and esteem. Under the following heads. Observance. Avoiding sloth. Sluttishness. Staying on Errands. Telling Family Affairs. Secrets among Fellow-Servants. Entring into their Quarrels. Tale-Bearing. Being an Eye-Servant. Carelessness of Children. Of Fire, Candle, Thieves. New Acquaintance. Fortune-Tellers. Giving saucy Answers. Liquorishness. Apeing the Fashion. Dishonesty. The Market Penny. Delaying to give Change. Giving away Victuals. Bringing in Chair-Women, Wasting Victuals Quarrels with Fellow-Servants. Behaviour to the Sick. Hearing Things against a Master or Mistress. Being too free with Men Servants. Conduct toward Apprentices. Mispending Time. Publick Shews. Vails. Giving Advice too freely. Chastity. Temptations from the Master. If a single Man. If a married Man. If from the Master's Son. If from Gentle men Lodgers. To which are Added, Directions for going to Market, Also. For Dressing any Common Dish, whether Flesh, Fish, or Fowl. With some Rules for Washing, &c. The Whole calculated for making both the Mistress and the Maid happy.
Haywood, Eliza Fowler, 1693?-1756.Date: [1743]- Books
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A present for servants, from their ministers, masters, or other friends. 1 Cor. Vii. 24. Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God.
Date: 1710- Books
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A Present for servants, from their ministers, masters, or other friends.
Date: 1768- Books
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The court of good counsell : VVherein is set downe the true rules, how a man should choose a good wife from a bad, and a woman a good husband from a bad. Wherein is also expressed, the great care that parents should haue, for the bestowing of their children in mariage: and likewise how children ought to behaue themselues towardes their parents: and how maisters ought to gouerne their seruants, and how seruants ought to be obedient towards their maisters. Set forth as a patterne, for all people to learne wit by: published by one that hath dearely bought it by experience.
Date: 1607- Books
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Advice from farmer Trueman, to his daughter Mary, upon her going to service. In a series of discourses, designed to promote the welfare and true interest of servants, ...
Hanway, Jonas, 1712-1786.Date: 1792- Books
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A Present for servants, from their ministers, masters, or other friends.
Date: MDCCXCIV. [1794]- Books
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A treatise on the use and abuse of the second, commonly called, the steward's table, in families of the first rank. In four parts. Containing, I. An Explanation of the Misteries of that sacred Divan; with a full Account of the several Arts, Lies, and Contrivances therein used to distress, and, if possible, starve the lower Class of Servants; together with the Compliments and Enquiries that pass in the giving and receiving Characters, whether from House-Keepers, House-Stewards, or Clerks of the Stable, of the separate Servants under their Inquisition. II. An Account of their Routs, Cards, Visits, and private Pleasures; kept Mistresses by the Men, and kept Husbands, or Gallants, by the Females. III. An humble Proposal to the Nobility and Gentry, who think a Nest of these Sycophants a necessary Piece of Grandeur, to place on them certain Hieroglyphical Badges, distinguishing the several Places they fill, to prevent the Lady's Woman from being called my Lady, and the Valet from being called my Lord. IV. An Attempt to prove such an Order of People to be intirely useless, and through whose Means many of the greatest Estates have been reduced, the Credit of the Nobility and Gentry diminished, and several reputable Tradesmen ruined. Concluding, with an earnest Request to every Man of great Fortune to be his own Steward.
Coachman.Date: [1758]- Books
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Polite conversation, consisting of smart, witty, droll, and whimsical sayings, collected for his amusement, and made into a regular dialogue. By Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin.
Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.Date: M,DCC,LXXXIII. [1783]- Books
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The servant's directory, or house-keeper's companion: Wherein the Duties of the Chamber-Maid, Nursery-Maid, House-Maid, Landery-Maid, Scullion, or Under-Cook, Are fully and distinctly explained. To which is annexed a diary, or house-keeper's pocket-book for the whole year. With Directions for keeping Accounts with Tradesmen, and many other Particulars, fit to be known by the Mistress of a Family. By H. Glass, Author of The Art of Cookery made plain and easy.
Glasse, Hannah, 1708-1770.Date: MDCCLX. [1760]